Back in November 2020, we celebrated our Fall student scholarship and research award recipients, and we have another wonderful student at the Tampa Library to spotlight this month. Jordan Norris-Gaither, Special Collections Latin American & Other Science Fiction Research Award Recipient Advertising and …Continue Reading
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Celebrating Black Heritage
Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is a celebration of the contributions, achievements, and history of the Black community. It began as a week-long commemoration called Negro History Week, and was founded in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. …Continue Reading
How the Public Domain is Important For Art
Pride and Prejudice, a classic novel by Jane Austen, was written in 1813. It was published under an ancestor to modern copyright law in Great Britain called the Statute of Anne, that would have granted protection for up to 28 years. Similar …Continue Reading
Newly Public Domain Items Get Digitized
At the beginning of each new year, works and materials enter the public domain due to the expiration of copyright. In 2019, the USF Libraries digitized 19 items from our collections to celebrate them entering the public domain. In 2020, we digitized …Continue Reading
Celebrating the Life and Work of Skip Gandy
The USF Libraries celebrate the life and work of George “Skip” Gandy IV, 1942-2020. A Florida native, Gandy’s childhood on Davis Islands shaped him into becoming an avid outdoorsman, environmental activist, and an honored donor to USF. In 2012, Gandy donated his …Continue Reading
Be Well: Resources to Stay Healthy and Happy at Home
Remember March? It feels simultaneously like yesterday and years ago, when our work and home spaces merged, and our collective work/life balance became muddled. Even 9 months later, some are juggling work with caring for, entertaining, or educating loved ones in a …Continue Reading
Matthew Ginquitti, Graduating Student Spotlight
Matthew Ginquitti is a Student Technology Center Assistant over at the USF St. Petersburg Nelson Polynter Memorial Library. He’ll be graduating this semester with a Bachelor’s in Accounting! HOW HAS THE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTED TOWARD YOUR ACADEMIC GOALS? The library has helped me …Continue Reading
Rebekah Brouillette, Graduating Student Spotlight
Rebekah Brouillette is one of our student assistants for the Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) in the Tampa Library. She’ll be graduating with a Bachelor’s in Information Studies, specializing in Data Analytics! HOW HAS THE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTED TOWARD YOUR ACADEMIC GOALS? I began …Continue Reading
Heroes Among Us
This excerpt is taken from the USF Magazine Winter 2020 issue, USF Heroes Among us: The USF community responds to COVID-19 with resilience, creativity and compassion. Additional photos have been added. Library Services Desk They are likely the first people you meet …Continue Reading
Jennifer Slagus, Graduating Student Spotlight
Jennifer Slagus is a full-time staff member at the Tampa Library, and is the College Coordinator for the Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) team. A returning USF bull, she received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Philosophy in 2017, and …Continue Reading